# 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲
## Pali
### Alternative forms

* rakkhasa (Latin script)
* रक्खस (Devanagari script)
* রক্খস (Bengali script)
* රක‍්ඛස (Sinhalese script)
* ရက္ခသ or ရၵ္ၶသ or ရၵ်ၶသ (Burmese script)
* รกฺขส or รักขะสะ (Thai script)
* ᩁᨠ᩠ᨡᩈ (Tai Tham script)
* ຣກ຺ຂສ or ຣັກຂະສະ (Lao script)
* រក្ខស (Khmer script)
* 𑄢𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄥 (Chakma script)

### Noun

𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲 m
* Brahmi script form of rakkhasa

#### Declension
## Prakrit
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀭𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀲 (rākṣasá).

### Noun

𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲 (rakkhasa) m (Devanagari रक्खस, Gujarati રક્ખસ, Kannada ರಕ್ಖಸ, feminine 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲𑀻) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī, Śaurasenī)
* demon, fiend
** c. 400 CE, Pravarasena II, Rāvaṇavadha Canto XII, line 84:𑀘𑀟𑀼𑀮-𑀯𑀟𑀸𑀆-𑀡𑀺𑀯𑀳𑁄 𑀓𑀁𑀘𑀡-𑀖𑀭-𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺-𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀟-𑀓𑀽𑀯𑀭-𑀩𑀁𑀥𑁄 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀇𑀡𑁄-𑀯𑀺 𑀧𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀑 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁄-𑀯 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲-𑀉𑀭𑀻𑀅 𑀭𑀳𑁄caḍula-vaḍāā-ṇivaho kaṃcaṇa-ghara-bhitti-viaḍa-kūvara-baṃdho iṃdaïṇo-vi pasario ĕkkuddeso-va rakkhasa-urīa raho1974 translation by Krishna Kanta HandiqueThe chariot of Indrajit, with the pole-frame broad as the golden wall of the palace advanced, with flags flying, as if it were a segment of the city of the demons.

#### Derived terms

* Dogri: rākśī
    Devanagari script: राकशी
    Dogra script: 𑠤𑠬𑠊𑠧𑠮
* Middle Gujarati: राखसि
** Gujarati: રાખસી (rākhsī)
* Hindustani: rākhsī
    Arabic script: رَاکَھسِی
    Devanagari script: राखसी
    Kaithi script: 𑂩𑂰𑂎𑂮𑂲
* Sinhalese: රකුසී (rakusī)

#### Descendants

* Central:
** Eastern Hindi:
*** Awadhi: rākas
    Devanagari script: राकस
    Kaithi script: 𑂩𑂰𑂍𑂮
** Western Hindi:
*** Braj: राकस (rākas), राकसिनि f (rāksini), राकसिनी f (rāksinī)
*** Hindustani: rākhas
    Arabic script: رَاکَھسْ
    Devanagari script: राखस
    Kaithi script: 𑂩𑂰𑂎𑂮
* Eastern:
** Maithili: rākas
    Devanagari script: राकस
    Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒏𑒮
** Odia: ରାଖସ୍ (rākhas)
* Northern:
** Eastern Pahari:
*** Nepali: राकस (rākas), राकसनी f (rākasanī), राकस्नी f (rākasnī)
** Western Pahari:
*** Dogri: rākaś
    Devanagari script: राकश
    Dogra script: 𑠤𑠬𑠊𑠧
* Northwestern:
** Punjabi: rākhaś
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਖਸ਼
    Shahmukhi script: رَاکَھشْ
** Sindhi: =rākasu, rākāsu
    Sindhi: راڪَسُ, راڪاسُ
    Devanagari script: राकसु, राकासु
    Khudabadi script: 𑋙𑋠𑊺𑋝𑋣, 𑋙𑋠𑊺𑋠𑋝𑋣
* Southern:
** Dhivehi: ރަކިސް (rakis)
** Old Marathi: rākhyesa, rāṣasa(bhuṇa) /rākhasa(bhuṇa)/
    Devanagari script: राख्येस, राषस(भुण)
    Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘭, 𑘨𑘬𑘭(𑘥𑘳𑘜)
*** Marathi: rākas, rākhīs(mukh), rākhes(mohre)
    Devanagari script: राकस, राखीस(मुख), राखेस(मोहरे)
    Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘭, 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘲𑘭(𑘦𑘳𑘏), 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘹𑘭(𑘦𑘻𑘮𑘨𑘹)
*** Varhadi: rākkes, rākkesīn
    Devanagari script: राक्केस, राक्केसीन f
    Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘎𑘹𑘭, 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘎𑘹𑘭𑘲𑘡 f
** Sinhalese: රකුසා (rakusā), රකුස්සා (rakussā)
* Western:
** Middle Gujarati: राखसु
*** Gujarati: રાખસ (rākhas)
** Malvi: राकस (rākas)
** Marwari:
    Devanagari script: राकस (rākas), रागस (rāgas)
    Mahajani script: 𑅭𑅕𑅰 (rks), 𑅭𑅗𑅰 (rgs)

### References

* E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎, London: Trübner & Co., page 175
* Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 224
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rakkhasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618